On the contrary, I think his tenure as the French president has been exceptional thus far. His cabinet selections have been, for the most part, unbiased and inclusive - he simply takes the best person for the job, regardless of their party affiliation...in other words, the way things should be.

I think the Socialist alternative in Royal would have been horrible for France and put it further behind the rest of the developing global economy. Perhaps with Sarkozy, France can finally be rid of the shackles that have handicapped the job market and, by extension, the French economy for so many decades. If he can manage that, you can be sure I'll be long French equity.

60 minutes just ensnares people and tortures them, pure and simple. Some of those interviews they do take many hours and they wear the participant down and make them look like shit to the extent possible. Mike Wallace was such a hostile asshole he suffered from major depression. I always felt that if he didn't have that job he would be torturing animals....

Sarkozy should have flipped them the bird on the way out as a spokesperson acting on behalf of the powerless....

A bit off topic but...under Sarkozy France seems to be finally coming back to its senses:

France: Iran closer to nuclear bomb than IAEA thinks

French Defense Minister Herve Morin brushed aside on Monday remarks by the head of the UN nuclear watchdog that there was no proof Iran was building an atomic bomb, saying France had information to the "contrary".

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei said on Sunday Tehran was still years away from having the ability to produce a nuclear weapon and that the IAEA had no evidence it was building a bomb. "Our information, which is backed up by other countries, is contrary (to ElBaradei's comments)," Morin told a news conference in Abu Dhabi. (Reuters) http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3465496,00.html